1 post from April 2008

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

I recently attended a presentation in New York given by John Fuller, the manager of Kinokuniya Bookstore in New York . With its recent move to a fantastic new space on Avenue of the Americas facing beautiful Bryant Park, the new Kinokuniya offers ex-pat Japanese as well as New Yorkers a serene space to browse and buy Japanese related materials.

John talked of managing this very successful Japanese retail operation in New York.John has quite an interesting history that is woven in with the history and growth of Kinokuniya in America over the past 25 years. As an American who has worked in this very Japanese company, John has witnessed the development of the Kinokuniya brand and the changes in the retail book market from a unique vantage point.